The junior forward led the Flames (1-1) with a career-high 18 points while putting the clamps on Eastern Illinois All-American candidate Herny Domercant as UIC rolled to a 91-78 victory over the Panthers (1-2) at the UIC Pavilion.

"It feels great to be able to step in and contribute to the team," Carr, who is starting in place of Cedrick Banks, said. "It was fun trying to guard (Domercant), a guy who has so much potential."

Offensively, Carr was 7-of-10 from the field versus EIU while also grabbing three rebounds and dishing out four assists. On the defensive end, he held Domercant, who has finished in the top five in the country in scoring in each of the last two seasons, without a field goal (0-for-7) in the first half as UIC built a 17-point halftime lead.

"He played a complete game," UIC Head Coach Jimmy Collins said. "Offensively and defensively, he really played well tonight."

Carr wasn't the only Flames starter to have a hot hand on Sunday, though, as all five reached double figures en route to UIC shooting a season-best 64% from the field.